SGL: Can you spare a Tablet PC pen?

SGL: Can you spare a Tablet PC pen?

Digital pens are as vulnerable to loss or damage as normal pens. Thus, a spare pen is a good addition to any Tablet PC user's arsenal.

Until a few months ago, I was using a Wacom eraser pen like the stock Sahara tablet pen (http://www.alltp.com/shop/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=225&idaffiliate=14), as my primary stylus, keeping my stock Toshiba pen (http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/adet.to?seg=HHO&poid=424396) in its garage for back-up. Unfortunately, its side button broke, making it tricky to get right-click to work. So now it is my back-up while my stock pen is my primary.

Because most Tablet PCs use Wacom digitizers, their pens will work on other tablets using Wacom's "penabled" standard (http://www.wacom.com/tabletpc/what_is_penabled.cfm). For example, I've had my eye on the Lenovo ThinkPad pen (http://www.alltp.com/shop/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=1182&idaffiliate=14) as my new primary after reading favorable reviews on it.

That said, there are several Tablet PCs out there that use other digitizers. N-Trig is the hot new player supplying the touch + pen digitizers for the Dell XT, HP tx2, and Motion LE1700. If you have any doubts about which pen someone can use, the best bet is to match the tablet model and get a direct replacement. This also ensures the spare will fit in the Tablet's pen garage if need be. Actually, the absolutely best way to get someone the right pen is for them to tell you exactly what they want and provide links, but who would do that?
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